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10 Markers on India's Major National Health Programs

1. NVBDCP - National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme

Introduction

The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) is the nodal programme under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for prevention and control of six major vector-borne diseases: Malaria, Filariasis, Kala-azar, Japanese Encephalitis (JE), Dengue, and Chikungunya. It functions under the umbrella of the National Health Mission (NHM). The Directorate of NVBDCP is the apex body for policy-making, technical guidance, and monitoring.

Three-Pronged Strategy

NVBDCP operates through three core pillars:
  1. Disease Management - Early case detection, complete treatment, strengthening referral services, epidemic preparedness, and rapid response.
  2. Integrated Vector Management (IVM) - Indoor residual spraying (IRS) in high-risk areas, insecticide-treated bed-nets (ITBNs), larvivorous fish (Gambusia), anti-larval measures in urban areas, source reduction, and minor environmental engineering.
  3. Supportive Interventions - Behaviour Change Communication (BCC), public-private partnerships, inter-sectoral convergence, capacity building, operational research (drug resistance, insecticide susceptibility), monitoring and evaluation via web-based MIS, JE vaccination, and annual Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for lymphatic filariasis.

Disease-Specific Highlights

DiseaseVectorKey Programme Feature
MalariaAnopheles mosquitoNational Framework for Malaria Elimination 2016-2030
FilariasisCulex mosquitoAnnual MDA with DEC + Albendazole
Kala-azarPhlebotomus sand flyElimination target: <1 case/10,000 population
JECulex mosquitoVaccination + AES surveillance in endemic states
DengueAedes aegypti521 sentinel surveillance hospitals
ChikungunyaAedes aegyptiSame vector control as dengue

Malaria Milestones

  • 1953: National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) launched
  • 1958: Converted to National Malaria Eradication Programme
  • 2003: RDTs introduced for early diagnosis
  • 2012: Bivalent RDTs introduced (detect both P. vivax and P. falciparum)
  • 2016: National Framework for Malaria Elimination (2016-2030) launched

Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)

BCC under NVBDCP focuses on: (a) early recognition of signs and symptoms, (b) early treatment-seeking, (c) adherence to treatment, and (d) preventive measures like use of bed-nets.

Administrative Structure

States are responsible for planning, implementation, and supervision. The programme recognizes that transmission depends on man-vector contact frequency, vector density, biting time, and ecological/biological/social factors including migration.

2. NTEP - National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme

Introduction & Evolution

The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) is India's flagship TB control programme. It evolved as follows:
  • 1962: National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) launched
  • 1993: RNTCP (Revised NTC Programme) piloted with World Bank support
  • 2006: RNTCP expanded to cover whole country; WHO's STOP TB Strategy adopted
  • 2012: DOTS-Plus for MDR-TB scaled up; Nikshay web-based IT system launched; TB made notifiable (7th May 2012)
  • 2020 onwards: Renamed to NTEP in alignment with the WHO End TB Strategy (2014) - vision of zero deaths, zero disease from TB

Objectives (of original RNTCP, now NTEP)

  1. Achieve at least 85% cure rate in infectious TB cases through DOTS
  2. Detect at least 70% of estimated cases through quality sputum microscopy

DOTS - 5 Components

  1. Political will and administrative commitment
  2. Diagnosis by quality-assured sputum smear microscopy
  3. Adequate supply of quality-assured short-course chemotherapy drugs
  4. Directly Observed Treatment (DOT)
  5. Systematic monitoring and accountability

STOP TB Strategy (2006) - 6 Components

  1. Pursuing quality DOTS - expansion and enhancement
  2. Addressing TB/HIV and MDR-TB
  3. Contributing to health system strengthening
  4. Engaging all care providers
  5. Empowering patients and communities
  6. Enabling and promoting research (diagnosis, treatment, vaccine)

NTEP Organogram (5 Levels)

National → State → District → Sub-district → Peripheral Health Institutions (PHIs)
A PHI is any health facility with at least one Medical Officer (PHC, CHC, referral hospital, specialty clinics).

Key New Initiatives Under NTEP

1. NIKSHAY (launched May 2012): Case-based web-based IT system. The name combines Hindi words NI + KSHAY meaning "eradication of TB." Features include: patient registration, HIV status, follow-up, contact tracing, outcomes, culture/DST reporting, private facility notification, mobile app, SMS alerts, and 99 DOTS for adherence monitoring.
2. TB Notification (2012): Mandatory notification of every TB case to District Health Officer/Chief Medical Officer/Municipal Health Officer, applicable to ALL healthcare providers.
3. Ban on TB Serology: Serological tests have poor specificity and reflect remote infection rather than active disease. Their import, manufacture, sale, distribution, and use has been banned by Government of India.
4. Direct Benefit Transfer: TB patients registered in NIKSHAY are linked with Aadhaar and PEMS to deliver benefits (Nikshay Poshan Yojana - Rs. 500/month nutritional support).
Drug Regimen: Diagnosis uses sputum smear microscopy at Designated Microscopy Centres (DMCs). One senior TB lab supervisor per 5 microscopy centres to perform quality control.

3. RMNCH+A - Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Strategy

Introduction

Launched in February 2013, RMNCH+A is the strategic approach by the Government of India to address the continuum of care from pre-pregnancy to adolescence. It became the heart of India's National Health Mission (NHM). The strategy was inspired by the "Global Child Survival Call to Action: A Promise to Keep" summit held in Washington D.C. in June 2012, attended by India, Ethiopia, USA, UNICEF and 80+ countries, pledging to reduce child mortality to ≤20 per 1000 live births in every country by 2035.

The "Plus" in RMNCH+A Signifies

  1. Including adolescence for the first time as a distinct life stage
  2. Linking maternal and child health to reproductive health, family planning, adolescent health, HIV, gender, and preconception/prenatal diagnostic techniques
  3. Linking home/community-based services to facility-based care
  4. Ensuring linkages, referrals, and counter-referrals between PHC (primary), CHC (secondary), and District Hospital (tertiary) levels

Five Pillars (Thematic Areas)

Reproductive health | Maternal health | Newborn health | Child health | Adolescent health
Guided by central tenets: Equity, Universal care, Entitlement, and Accountability

5×5 Matrix

A landmark planning tool identifying:
  • 5 high-impact interventions × 5 thematic areas
  • 5 cross-cutting and health systems strengthening interventions
  • Minimum essential commodities Used for technical support organization and progress monitoring.

184 High-Priority Districts (HPDs)

Districts with weak performance on RMNCH+A indicators, identified using uniform criteria across all 29 states. Special focus on previously underserved groups: adolescents, urban poor, tribal populations.

Goals (12th Five Year Plan - 2012-2017)

  • IMR: reduce to 25 per 1,000 live births
  • MMR: reduce to 100 per 1,00,000 live births by 2017
  • TFR: reduce to 2.1 (replacement level)

Key Interventions by Thematic Area

AreaKey Intervention
Reproductive HealthPPIUCD, interval IUCD, Home Delivery of Contraceptives (HDC), Pregnancy Testing Kits (Nischay Kits), Medical Termination services
Maternal HealthEarly ANC via MCTS, EmOC at FRUs, MCH wings, Misoprostol for home deliveries, maternal death review
Newborn HealthEarly initiation of breastfeeding, Home-Based Newborn Care (HBNC) by ASHA, Essential Newborn Care, SNCUs, community Gentamycin by ANM
Child HealthUniversal immunization, IMNCI, Vitamin A supplementation, management of SAM at NRCs
Adolescent HealthRKSK (Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram) - weekly IFA, WIFS programme

Platform

9.15 lakh ASHA workers and the three-tier health system provide the delivery platform. Support from USAID (MCHIP), UNICEF, UNFPA, and other development partners.

4. NLEP - National Leprosy Eradication Programme

Introduction & History

  • 1955: National Leprosy Control Programme (NLCP) launched - centrally aided programme using DDS (dapsone) monotherapy
  • 1980: Government of India declared resolve to "eradicate" leprosy by 2000
  • 1982: Working Group submitted report recommending Multi-Drug Therapy (MDT)
  • 1983: NLCP redesignated National Leprosy "Eradication" Programme (NLEP) - goal to reduce case load to ≤1 per 10,000 population
  • 1993: World Bank supported phase I introduced
  • 2001-04: World Bank phase II
  • 2002-03: Programme integrated with general health care system - leprosy services available at all PHCs and government hospitals
  • 2005: India achieved national-level elimination (PR <1 per 10,000) in December 2005

Programme Components

  1. Decentralized integrated leprosy services through general health care system
  2. Capacity building of all general health services functionaries
  3. Intensified IEC (Information, Education, Communication)
  4. Prevention of Disability and Medical Rehabilitation (DPMR)
  5. Intensified monitoring and supervision

MDT Regimen

MDT introduction caused case load to fall from 57.6 per 10,000 population in 1981 to <1 per 10,000 in December 2005. Multi-drug therapy consists of:
  • Paucibacillary (PB) leprosy: Dapsone + Rifampicin for 6 months
  • Multibacillary (MB) leprosy: Dapsone + Rifampicin + Clofazimine for 12 months

Major Initiatives

  1. New case detection rate (rather than prevalence) is the main programme monitoring indicator
  2. Treatment completion rate - calculated yearly by states
  3. DPMR Services:
    • Dressing materials, supportive medicines, ulcer kits for leprosy-affected persons
    • Micro-cellular rubber (MCR) footwear for insensitive feet
    • 83 centres (41 NGOs + 42 Government Medical Colleges) for reconstructive surgery
    • Rs. 5,000 incentive to BPL patients undergoing reconstructive surgery
  4. ASHA-Based Surveillance for Leprosy Suspects (ABSULS) - launched 1st July 2019
  5. IEC campaign: "Towards Leprosy Free India" - reduce stigma, early reporting, treatment completion
  6. 612 self-settled leprosy colonies - free medical care, ulcer care, MCR footwear, counselling

Disability Prevention and Medical Rehabilitation (DPMR) - 3 Tier System

  • Primary level: PHCs, CHCs, Sub-divisional hospitals, urban leprosy centres
  • Secondary level: District Headquarters Hospitals and District Nucleus Units
  • Tertiary level: Central Govt. Institutes (CLTRI Chingalpettu, RLTRI at Aska/Gauripur/Raipur), ICMR-JALMA Agra, ILEP-supported leprosy hospitals

Programme Implementation Plan (12th Plan)

Goals: (a) Elimination of leprosy (<1 case per 10,000 population) in all districts (b) Strengthen disability prevention and medical rehabilitation (c) Reduction in stigma associated with leprosy

Leprosy + NRHM Integration

NLEP services are now converged into NRHM/NHM, facilitating integration with other departments under different ministries for delivery of services to disabled persons.
Source: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine
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